Danielle Mendel

Working on media for @BritishRedCross 🧡 Previously @CitizensAdvice & other charities. All views here are mine

[British Red Cross 🧡 @BritishRedCross]

Today, tomorrow and for as long as we’re needed, we remain committed to alleviating suffering, wherever it may be found.

[Jagan Chapagain @jagan_chapagain]

Our aid workers were killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. Our staff’s red uniforms should have protected them. Instead they became their death shrouds.

This should never happen again. For the sake of humanity.

My op-ed in @guardian: https://t.co/Z48tdRdkq6

[British Red Cross 🧡 @BritishRedCross]

We are heartbroken. 💔

Our thoughts are with our colleagues, their friends and loved ones. @PalestineRCS

[British Red Cross 🧡 @BritishRedCross]

Too many people are being forced to take dangerous journeys to find safety, because they have no other option.

Today, the Home Office revealed that the number of Channel crossings increased in 2024, to 25% higher than in 2023.

#SafeRoutes

[Penny Sims @pennysims]

Living in a tent offers little protection, but even when they had 4 walls around them, they were not safe. What the emergency response volunteers of @PalestineRCS deal with is beyond imagination - and they are still there, helping daily

[Clare Moriarty @ClareMoriarty]

It's heartbreaking to see this. Repairing the physical damage in Sunderland will be a huge job but what's really important is the services they provide. The wonderful team at @sunderlandCAB are determined to continue being there for the community - they will need all our support

[British Red Cross Policy @RedCrossPolicy]

📢We’re delighted to share that today we have published our most recent report #FindingASafeHome, focussing on the UK’s response to displaced Ukrainians and learnings for solutions to refugee accommodation.

Read it below 👇

https://t.co/ZHwht6lAZh

[British Red Cross 🧡 @BritishRedCross]

We know many people seeking safety in the UK will be distressed by the news and how it might affect them.

The UK needs an efficient, supportive and more compassionate asylum system that makes decisions on people’s claims quickly and correctly. ⬇️

[IFRC @ifrc]

The @IFRC is devastated by the killing of @WCKitchen aid workers.

We reiterate our call: Humanitarian workers must be protected.

[British Red Cross 🧡 @BritishRedCross]

The entire population of Gaza – over 2 million people – is now experiencing a food crisis.

Over one million people are crammed into Rafah and their food and health needs are growing by the day. Further north, the situation is increasingly desperate.

Find out more: a thread ⬇

[Danielle Mendel @DanielleMendel]

The number of claims being removed from the asylum system is really shocking. @BritishRedCross warns its putting people at risk of destitution and exploitation.
Thanks @joelysantacruz for such a detailed report on this https://t.co/Lr7QwrFQeM

[The VOICES Network @VOICESNetworkUK]

"I do hope the world can see that love will always win..." - A brilliant quote from Ambassador Zarith this #ValentinesDay. We join @RefugeeTogether in asking for a fair new plan for people seeking safety. #FairBeginsHere 🧡

https://t.co/bPuIIM8Pf8

[IFRC @ifrc]

The IFRC is deeply saddened about the tragic death of two @PalestineRCS colleagues and a young girl, Hind.

We reiterate our call for protection of civilians, hospitals, and humanitarian workers.

Humanity must prevail.

[British Red Cross 🧡 @BritishRedCross]

Humanitarian workers are risking their lives and must be protected.

Since the beginning of the conflict, twelve @PalestineRCS staff and volunteers have tragically been killed, and three from Israel’s Magen David Adom.

This suffering must end. #NotATarget

[Good Morning Britain @GMB]

'It affected an area the size of Germany.'

Amanda Redman talks about her trip to Turkey in the wake of the Turkey-Syria earthquake.

@redman1_amanda

[British Red Cross 🧡 @BritishRedCross]

Our thoughts are with their loved ones, their families, friends and colleagues. 💔

Fighting near hospitals is an issue of life and death for humanitarian workers. ⬇

[British Red Cross 🧡 @BritishRedCross]

Winter makes things harder in every emergency – for people in crisis and our incredible teams working to help them.

Here's how we've been supporting those who need us, at home and overseas. ⬇

[Darshna Soni @darshnasoni]

“I feel the government is in trouble and looking to blame someone, so they blame us”
With all the wrangling over Rwanda, it’s easy to forget the people whose lives will actually be affected. Tonight we hear from young men who came here for safety but may be deported there #c4news

[British Red Cross Policy @RedCrossPolicy]

Today the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill will be debated in the House of Commons. As @AlexFraser321 says below, deterrence policies rarely work and cause great pain and suffering to people who have already experienced so much. #EveryRefugeeMatters

[ICRC in Israel & OT @ICRC_ilot]

Families in #Gaza have been torn apart and thousands are currently separated.
Many still do not know where their loved ones sleep at night.